16 Jan
2024
16 Jan
'24
7:11 p.m.
John,
Thanks for sharing your teaching notes with us.
I’m intrigued by one paragraph in particular:
*Connect and relax. Be responsible for your own weight! Don't "Give
weight"! Keep your arms firm but elastic.*
Since “give weight” has been customary parlance for maintaining firm
connection (at least that’s how I’ve always understood it) for so long, I’m
hoping you can say more about what you’re asking them to do, or perhaps not
to do. This is not to cast doubt on your notions, but to help me understand
the diversity of the ways callers conceive and convey the hallmarks of good
dancing technique.
Joseph
On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 10:25 AM John Sweeney via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi Emily,
Two of the most important skills to teach are Swings and
Allemandes. They are very frequent and often danced very badly.
You can see some of my teaching notes at
http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/AlliesMan.html with links to my
Allemandes and Swings pages for more information.
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802
940 574
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
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